[?] navigator.appVersion with BrowserControl - Printable Version
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[?] navigator.appVersion with BrowserControl by SmokingCookie on 05-28-2011 at 03:57 PM
Well, I've done some experimenting with the browser control lately, and I've figured out that it uses IE 7.0. However, I've got IE 9.0 installed. I've used the following statement in a BrowserControl and in IE 9:
javascript code:
javascript:alert(navigator.appVersion)
In IE 9 it says (among other things) "5.0 (compatible; MSIE 9.0; ..." whereas the BrowserControl says "4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; ..." The problem is: the BrowserControl behaves like IE 7, while I want it to behave like IE 9. Can this be done?
RE: [?] navigator.appVersion with BrowserControl by whiz on 05-28-2011 at 04:40 PM
I've noticed this before... I had IE8 on my old PC, but the browser object still acted like IE7. Also, on XP, if you make a website-based toolbar (right-click taskbar > Toolbars > New... > enter a URL) and use the same statement, it comes up as IE7 as well. Seems all the browser controls still use IE7. 
What are you trying to do that needs IE9?
RE: [?] navigator.appVersion with BrowserControl by SmokingCookie on 05-28-2011 at 04:59 PM
This: document.defaultView
RE: [?] navigator.appVersion with BrowserControl by felipEx on 05-30-2011 at 02:10 PM
In case you haven't figured this out, these links might be helpful
Internet Feature Controls (B..C)
Specifying Document Compatibility Modes
I'm at work so I can't test 
RE: [?] navigator.appVersion with BrowserControl by SmokingCookie on 06-25-2011 at 03:35 PM
Thread-bump: I think I should let y'all know that I've found an alternative:
JScript code:
/* This is code executed by Plus! */
var document = WndInternet.Browser_GetInterface("BrowserCtrl").document;
var window = document.parentWindow; // This is a window object as seen by HTML/JavaScript
window.alert("Hello world!"); // actually works!
This works even though IE is in compatibility mode. I think it's a standard, so it's unlikely to be dropped in future versions of IE; but I might be wrong about that, dunno.